Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

St. Clair's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Clair took in $6.3 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)64%State tax money16%Borough taxes11%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

64%

of St. Clair's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes11%

Individual income tax
4.1%$262 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$256 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$211 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.0%$188 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$336 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$321 thousand

State tax money16%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
16%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$41 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$201 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Housing and community development1.8%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

31%

of St. Clair's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$630 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$348 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$801 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$626 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$127 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of St. Clair. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of St. Clair itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.